Results for "Blue Note Records"

Somewhere: The Songs of Leonard Bernstein

Label: Blue Note Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Cool; Lucky to Be Me; It

Larry Young: Of Love and Peace

by Eddie Becton
December 25, 2004

Organist Larry Young's Of Love and Peace was initially recorded in '66. The title was perhaps Young's echo for calm during the turbulent '60s. Blue Note's reissue of this gem is just as likely to resonate today, particularly during the current climate of political pugilism in America. Of Love and Peace contains only four tracks, but ...

Sam Rivers: Contours

by John Kelman
December 8, 2004

Unlike pianist Andrew Hill, who, late in life, is finally being awarded the accolades he deserves, saxophonist/flautist Sam Rivers never received his proper due and continues to work in relative obscurity. Sure, his name is known amongst those who know, but mention him to casual jazz listeners and most will go “Sam who?" or perhaps, with ...

Andrew Hill: Dance With Death

by John Kelman
December 7, 2004

In a little over seven years beginning in '63, pianist Andrew Hill recorded over a dozen albums as a leader for Blue Note, yet it is only in recent years that the importance of these recordings is being recognized. Although he was overshadowed at the time by more eminently approachable pianists including Herbie Hancock and McCoy ...

Wynton Marsalis: Unforgivable Blackness

by Jim Santella
December 6, 2004

The story of Jack Johnson deserves to be accompanied by music that is majestic, bold, daring, and passionate. The boxer, whose fate has been depicted in a new film by Ken Burns, led a life that was filled with happiness, success, romance, tragedy, and misery. Wynton Marsalis' music for The Rise and Fall of ...

Gonzalo Rubalcaba: Paseo

by Eric J. Iannelli
December 5, 2004

Gonzalo Rubalcaba Paseo Blue Note 2004 Occasionally I like to take advantage of hindsight and see what appraisal I've given to an album long after the review has run and the disc has had time to remain or reappear (or neither) in my player. What I often find ...

Larry Young: Of Love and Peace

by John Kelman
December 5, 2004

Eight scant months after his classic Unity (Blue Note, '65), organist Larry Young was back in the studio with a larger ensemble and a bolder concept. The title Of Love and Peace may stand in direct contrast to the music within; there may be plenty of love, but on this cacophonous album of barely-controlled chaos, there's ...

Don Byron: Ivey-Divey

by Jack Bowers
December 5, 2004

Clarinetist Don Byron is much like one of those ducks in a carnival shooting gallery; just when you've drawn a bead and think you have him in your sights, he quickly disappears, only to pop up somewhere else, safely out of range. For the ducks, the purpose is survival; for Byron, it's the unrelenting pursuit of ...

Medeski, Martin & Wood: End of the World Party (Just in Case)

by Chris M. Slawecki
November 15, 2004

Teaming the poster children for contemporary bass/drum/organ groove (Chris Wood, Billy Martin, and John Medeski, respectively) with John King, the producer of such twisted GenX pop classics as Odelay (Beck) and Paul's Boutique (Beastie Boys), updates the classic Booker T. & The MGs organ combo sound for our swirling electronic age. King's deft production ...

Medeski, Martin and Wood: End of the World Party (Just in Case)

by Nenad Georgievski
November 12, 2004

With their latest release, the popular Medeski, Martin & Wood are making a step further in terms of their sound--which does not come as a surprise, as they have constantly been trying to find new ways to expand their sonic palette. Originally, they started as a basic jazz organ trio and along the way they just ...